It's a great school. They do follow up with the students when I was in the VND program. From admission to instructors, they genuinely care about the students. They responded right away to any questions or concerns. I appreciate Carrington College. read more

I did the medical assistant program... 2 months no job..and medical assistant make minimum wage..you can literally work at taco bell and make 5 more dollars an hour...a foot in the door to not be able to pay your bills. Thanks carrington read more

I'm very glad that the school admissions counselor Isabella G. was as horrible at customer service as she was. Cause at one point I actually thought this was a great school that cared about students. But really all they have is a nice website. I tried 3 separate times to log onto her orientation requirement and couldn't get on. If you ask her for help, she's very condescending and just blames the entire issue on you. If you ask to come to the school to get info in person, she tells you if you come to the school, you won't get help. You'll be turned away. You can't ask her a question over the phone about school. She just redirects you back to the website. Now imagine you're in school here, $40k under in loans and you have a question about anything educational related and being told to go look at the website or they can't help you. It's pretty obvious they're severely understaffed and overwhelmed. I would not come here. You'll feel like you just threw away $40k and Isabella will be laughing at you. read more

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Run for the hills. The place is a joke and you'll learn as much teaching yourself. It is a money grab with no concern for real education. Started classes with no instructors because they all quit! They only care about getting your money and are dismissive of complaints with no offer for solutions. Save your money and go anywhere else. read more

UPDATE 04/2026 this school has serious left me student loan debt over 20k my credit score is MESSED UP . I'm low income and is on snap benefits. I went back to community college & thriving better my tuition didn't cost me 70k, no student loans. and I'm receiving federal aid from my school to help me. Please don't try this school I don't know anyone who has "graduated" from here. read more

The professors in the dental hygiene program are incredible! I'm very grateful for them

Worst customer service I have ever experienced. I have waited for over 3 weeks for a call back with regards to applying for dental hygiene classes. This school will give you nothing but the run around. We have paid thousands of dollars for RDA school and they don't have the courtesy to speak to you on the phone. They stated the only communication is by leaving a message or email. Several phone calls and emails to no avail. Do not go here!!! Horrible experience. read more

Absolutely impossible to get ahold of. We have been trying to get information on applying to the surgical tech program. It's like please let me beg to give you 60k!!! Why don't they have customer service? The program apparently starts in June and we still don't know how to apply. read more

Save your money and go to community college instead, they rush you make hard exams and then give you a low paying job to start with after they promise you a good paying job read more

This school is horrible! Not gonna lie MA program while being in class was great. But they will hit you with secret loans and payments right after that you weren't even told about! I was told I only owed about $5000 and then one day i get an email saying my credit score went down 62 points! Come to find out there was another loan company I was supposed to be paying to which I was never told about. I called them to find out what was happening and they said "yeah you owe this much and have missed about $1200 in payments." They said they had called me but they don't leave voice mails and they also don't mail any type of bill. So who the hell answers a random phone number and expects it to be something so important like that when they leave no message. If the financial aid person tells you that you owe something you probably owe more. Please be aware of this school they will scam you. I will say if it was my fault and I missed the fine print then I am terribly mistaken. But it seems like this school does not have your best interest and I am finding out the hard way. read more

Do not go to this school, It's a waste of time and money. The lies myself and my friends were told were spinless. We were promised a guaranteed interview when graduation was close. That compelled Me to attend, I found out that employee was let go for those lies but the damage was done. The VA should honestly revoke VA privledges for wasting veteran's GI bill. Instructors are great teachers but they are teaching with an arm behind their back not given the proper tools. read more

I was scheduled to have an interview with the Dean of Nursing today but she never showed. I called the campus but no one ever answers. It's very frustrating to have taken the time out of your day, and not have your time respected. Punctuality is key but it seems like the standards they hold for you doesn't apply to them. I was really looking forward to today. read more

If you think you're not smart enough to go back to college or not confident enough to try. Mrs.Ritter the best MA professor in teach MA. What we want is what she wants for us is to win in life and she's so positive and proud to call us her students. She makes sure you get your act together and that's all it matter. I love it there especially when she is my professor. read more

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Great technicians. Sooo thorough. It takes time but worth it. I received radio graphs, cleaning at no charge and helped students along their professional preparation. read more

If I could leave 0 stars I would. Unorganized, rude "professors" that like to belittle their students and think they know it all. I regret giving them my money and should've saved my time elsewhere. Not sure who hires these teachers but they should re-evaluate their staff and listen to the students who are paying a lot to go here. Being bullied by your own teacher is crazy. read more

I have not enrolled in the program yet but Mr. Pashal has been absolutely wonderful and patient when it comes to my endless questions . He's very patient and knowledgeable about the school and is able to break down the program well. He is fantastic , thank you Mr. Pashal ! read more

Teachers are super helpful and take their time helping you understand the concepts. However some of the people who work in the front desks never answer the phone and can be rude. I even heard one of them talk poorly to the cleaning employee Maria. It's hard to even start the process of enrolling. School here is very expensive and it's hard to get into the hygiene program unless if you have a 4.0 gpa. Heads up they also accept people from other colleges. You would think the students who took prerequisites at Carrington would have priority due to the high cost.. at least limit the seats. Just go to a community college for a cheaper price and then apply to their program. read more

My experience wasn't the best which I have stated and I do believe it was because of Covid and everyone freaking out , the absence of staff , it wasn't as easy or accessible as it should have been to communicate with people when you needed them . However Covid wasn't the schools fault I just wish they would have had a better set up . I personally feel I was affected. I have came across great people throughout this program , at least I feel like and at the end of the day those are the small things that matter because there will always be hiccups everywhere you go . I just wanna say thank you to the current enrollment hygiene coordinator, Kristy Morris a huge thank you to her for always following up and never dismissing her promises . I hope carrington college continues to strive with her because she has been very helpful and consistent. Something huge for a change . read more

been trying to speak with someone there, nobody pick up the phone, they had me put my information several times for a zoom meeting and I have never received a link or confirmation from the, neither my friend who is trying to enroll read more

If you are interested in attending Carrington College, especially the Sacramento site, please read. I started attending Carrington in September of 2024 for the pharmacy technician program. Once I started I was told my admissions advisor will be with me throughout my whole time attending this school. They will call and check up on you. He never did. Turns out he was fired and they never gave me anyone else to contact as a replacement. My instructor was also very rude and said inappropriate things during class. Fast forward going to externship, my career service advisor was also fired so I had to wait to get my externship site longer than other students. Once I finished my externship I filled out the pharmacy technician license application with my instructor and was told the school would send it in May 2025. So I waited because the application takes about 1 month to process. August 2025 I have heard nothing from the California state board of pharmacy so I decided to email my instructor. Apparently he was also fired. I then emailed the school dean about it. He told me my instructor never sent out my application. He also stated he has to request a new check from the school since the one in my application was expired and that the request he sent out was urgent. I emailed weeks later asking if the check had come in yet. He then said no because the school only receives checks once a month EVEN THOUGH he said he put an urgent request for my check. If he put in an urgent request for my check why would it come with all the other checks? Doesn't make sense. During all of this I lost a job opportunity because I didn't have my license. I called my career service advisor to ask for tips for an interview since I don't have my license and she pretty much told me to lie and say it's processing. They also have the worst people at the front desk who give you attitude and don't answer the phone. This school is all about finding jobs for their students but clearly this is not the case as I still do not have a job in the field I studied for. This school is also very expensive and during your campus tour they try to make it seem like this is the best decision for you. I do not recommend this school at all. read more

It's so difficult to get ahold of someone in this school, once they've had you enrolled in classes they stop caring about you, they had told me I didn't owe anything because the GI bill was paying for it and then they told me I owed 3,000 and then someone else told me I owed 7,000 I emailed them multiple times to see if someone could call me to explain why I owed that much and also to set up payment plans but no one ever called or got back to me!! And that was last year in July. read more

No one at this school answers the phone. They are very unprofessional and don't return emails or calls regarding questions. Instead of getting a call back I received a text message and then more excuses on why I haven't received assistance for a week. I'm a veteran and I can't get information for my VA counselor because nobody seems to work here. read more

This school do not answer their phone... I was very interested in their dental hygiene program and wanted to get the ball rolling. I finally got a call back last week to schedule a phone/video appointment for today 7/3/24 at 5 PM. Never got a call or an email. I tried calling the main office and went straight to voicemail.. Now the rep told me on the phone this is not an in person appointment. If that was the case, they should've specified this or send an email confirmation. Maybe this is a sign to stay away from this school. I'm very disappointed.. read more

This school is not for students but for profit. If you're looking at their dental assisting and hygiene programs RUN. Admissions counselors FAILED to mention that the dental assisting program does NOT start with the basics. Every 6 weeks new students come, a new module starts, and you're dropped into a classroom with students who have already been there for months. My first day I took X-rays not knowing any head or tooth anatomy. This heavy, fast paced learning style may work for some but a warning to others. Also, if you're looking to become a hygienist, Carrington college requires you to become an assistant first at their school to drain more money from you. Go to Sacramento City College or any public college where you can take your prerequisites and apply to the hygiene program directly. A family member of mine who is a hygienist works at an office who rarely hires those with Carrington degrees because they notice they aren't as prepared as those from other schools. Good luck! read more

I was in the process of signing up for the LVN program, I called and spoke to someone and I explained to him that I can only do evening classes, I asked him if he had evening classes and he said he does not know the LVN course schedule and had me sign up for a meeting. I had to leave work early to attend this meeting. I was told that the LVN program is 100% strictly a daytime course. I don't understand how the front office did not know that the LVN program was strictly daytime. I had to leave work early for a 30 minute presentation to be told just that, I'm pretty sure the front desk knew that information, but failed to tell me I felt as if they were trying to trick me. read more

Carrington is awesome...instructors and friendly and very helpful! Was an easy process to get started.

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Carrington College - My letter to them - Colleges & Universities Near Me - Sacramento, California

DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL!!! My daughter just graduated from their vet tech program. Upon getting admitted to the school the financial aide person Yana Extein was quick to send me paperwork and have us obtain loans. Once my daughter was enrolled, she would not return any of my e-mails for phone calls regarding questions that I had about her loans. I called and left messages a total of 8 times and even left a message with the financial aide manager James Brambila. I emailed 4x and NEVER received a call back or an email response! I kept a call and email log to see how many times I tried to contact them and I finally gave up. This school also tried to have my daughter withdrawn from her class and repeat it because of a stupid 14 day missed class rule. My daughter was absent one time on a Monday due to a family emergency. The following week (Monday) was a holiday, so they did not have class on that day and rescheduled class to a Friday (which she attended). They said because she did not attend class on Monday (even though it was a holiday) she would be breaking the 14 day missed class rule and would have to be dropped from the class. They even count weekend days which is just asinine. It was not her fault that the following Monday was a holiday. She had to fight to remain in her class and spoke with the director of the vet tech program and the director of the school. This school is completely disorganized and only wants your money. They DO NOT care about the students. In the last few months of my daughter attending this program, the vet tech director got fired. Hopefully they find faculty that truly care about their students. For the money that you have to pay for this school, it is not worth it! read more

The dental assisting instructors here pick favorites so if your not one of them, then good luck to you! Don't bother asking any questions unless you want a snarky answer in return. Ms. Monica will put it on so thick during your clinicals and will try to intimidate you......very supportive while your learning something new, right? read more

DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASSES AT THIS SCHOOL. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS AT ALL- ONLY A PAYCHECK. They will try to scam you out of money. Entirely impossible to reach anyone at all by phone and email that can help you. I am currently an LVN pursuing my BSN. I saw that Algebra would be my last pre req needed to apply for their BSN program. I decided to take it at their school online, and paid all dues in full. Come time to start the class, I had just gotten a new full time job, was in the process of moving, and experienced a sudden family death. Needless to say it was a lot going on. I decided to drop before the drop deadline and sent them an email in writing, requesting to be moved to the next start date. For days, no one had reached back out to me and I was still receiving messages regarding assignments being due. I was confused if I was still enrolled or not, so I tried to call and inquire. No answer, so I left a voicemail. Another day went by, and still no one had returned my call. I decided to log in to see if I was still enrolled. The following day they reached out to me and confirmed that no, I was in fact moved to the following start date and would owe no additional fees because it was before their drop deadline. Fast forward, the school is now sending me bills of a $300 fee for my "day of attendance". This makes no sense. Why would I be charged for a day of attendance that didn't count? If they have confirmed I in fact dropped before the deadline and that there were no additional fees? If they never got back to me so I logged in to solely see if I was still enrolled or not? After receiving the bill, I had been trying for 6+ months to get ahold of anyone that can assist me with disputing the charge. Again, unanswered emails and voicemails. I am left in the dark. I am very responsible with my academics and finances, and take them very seriously. I am so disappointed and disgusted as I am now having a debt collector attempt to make me pay them the $300. I sent them the threads of emails I have, my paperwork- it all. And although they agree with me, they are stating that Carrington college has hired them and refuses to close the case until I pay them. I am in tears as $300 is a large charge for a young LVN living on their own and still pursuing school- especially when the class itself already cost $1500. I asked them how I can appeal this to which they say- reach out to the school. Again- I have been doing this for months with no response or success. I am now backed into a corner where I am forced to come up with money for an unjust charge or let it tank my credit. Or I will have to miss a day of work to drive all the way out there in hopes of anyone speaking to me at all. This is a disgusting excuse of a school. They act as though they care for their students but after the consistent lack of support and communication, it is crystal clear that they do not. They only care about a check. I am so disappointed because now I have wasted my time and money for a non transferable class. And at this point I absolutely REFUSE to apply to their nursing program. If you care about your success, career, and wallet- do not make the same mistake that I did. Do not waste it at this excuse of an institution. Do not recommend to others either. read more

I got my teeth cleaned at their dental clinic. Nicole Adami was the student assigned to me. She kept scheduling me for unnecessary teeth cleaning because she needed to fill-in a certain number of hours or she won't pass the course. Nicole was often times left unsupervised, with the instructor rarely inspecting her work. She'd take the sickle scaler and forcefully push it all the way into my back tooth, causing pain. When I complained, she'd ignore me and kept pushing the scaler into my back tooth again. She also kept asking how frequently do I floss during each and every one of my appointments, hoping I was going to say everyday. read more

I hope their admissions person Teri Armstrong still doesn't work this. This women, though kind in person, was a failure to this school and I believe is discriminatory. Without knowing me, without seeing a resume, without knowing my medical career background, she told me that I did "not have enough experience" for the LVN-to-RN program. I completed all the pre-req's with A's & B's, have been in the medical field for 12+ years, hold an amazing resume in leadership, clinical, and emergency room experience. I would have to continuously follow-up on my application, call, send emails, and would be lucky to get her on the phone. When I did get her on the phone she would tell me that the application deadline was in a week, or that the mandatory orientation was in 2 days, etc.... I then went to Yelp and saw similar complaints and reviews; along with the los pass rates that this school holds. I would personally saw that this school is unprofessional, and it shows by the re-printed low quality applications that they provide students. Go to a community college vs paying this unprofessional school and save your money read more

MISHELLE, who's one of the Student Service people who works at Carrington is the MOST AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE person at this school EVER!!! She has helped me so much as a student here, from contacting professors when I was sick to redoing my entire class schedule to better accommodate my needs as a Student in general. I don't think I could've made it without her. Being a Nursing Student is already though enough with the amount of assignments/studying/exams you have to deal with, so when life happens, it truly helps to have someone sympathetic, understanding, and knowledgeable on your side to help you maneuver in the best way towards success! I'm forever GRATEFUL that Mishelle works here at Carrington and wish that she can stay with us through this entire journey and beyond!! read more

This school sucks. The teachers are not good and don't even want to be there themselves. If you want to actively learn don't go here. It's the most unorganized place I've ever seen. The administration doesn't like to address issues so instead they punish students for the mistake of a teacher. Typical staff bs. Don't waist your time. read more

Not worth the money. The staff does not truly care about their students. If you want to do good, don't expect to get any help from your professors. If something goes wrong they point blame at their students instead of taking accountability. For how outrageous the price is, it's sure not worth the lack of organization and bs we put up with. 0/10 it is not worth it. read more

I started at Carrington Sacramento in November of 2018 to finish off my preReqs for the LVN-RN bridge program they have and finished those in April of this year. I am considered graduated from them and get a diploma for my AS.... well it is now October and I have yet to receive my diploma! I have made many calls and sent many emails regarding this and still nothing. They really only care about your money, and once they have it they just don't bother to be of any help to you. Even throughout my entire time there, halfway through my classmates and I found out carrington was bringing in people that were taking all their classes online (including science) that had 4.0's because of it and weren't taking the people that already signed up with them for preReqs even if our GPA was 3.7 and above! You would think they would invest more internally first since those students showed commitment but instead they were taking only people from outside. Made you feel very discouraged and made me decide to not Pursue my career advancement with them and take my money elsewhere for the RN program! My admission lady Teri was an absolute joke when I first signed on with them, she would mess up so much stuff, that I would have to stay on top of her. Then when I was already in the program she emailed me about starting their VND program and once I told her I was already in the program she did another mess up and told me she messed up and i needed to do RN program orientation. I thought this was weird as non of my classmates got the same request but I went anyway... only to be questioned by Toni as to why I was even there and didn't need to be there. They are very unorganized and not helpful. I was working with sutter before I moved and they do tuition reimbursement for staff that are going back to advance their careers but they need certain information from the school such as cost breakdowns to give that to you. Well I took evening classes there, so a lot of times the office staff were already gone so I would have to call... they did just like they are doing with my diploma.. giving me the run around to the point my fiancé had to drive there while I was working to demand the information I needed and would t leave until they provided it to us... again an absolute joke! The teachers there are great though! They actually care about their students and want them to succeed but carrington as a whole is terrible! All I want is my diploma from them... which I absolutely earned and should not have to fight so hard to get and they can't even do that right! If we weren't in the middle of a pandemic I would drive all the way there to demand my diploma and not leave until I did! It's a good thing I love to save emails, so I have many emails showing my run around with them and just how terrible they are. I hope future students read this and think about taking their money elsewhere because besides their great teachers. Carrington in general sucks and I have many regrets completing my VND preReqs with them. I am very glad that I decided to go a different route for my schooling and will be starting a BSN program elsewhere December 14th! Carrington... please give me my diploma I EARNED and have waited for since APRIL to get! I've been told by multiple staff I should have received it a long time ago and yet no one seems to be helping me to ensure I get it! read more

Very bad school. No commitment they literally went MIA around the pandemic causing me to loose money and pay debts that weren't worth paying . I owe 2k for loans and got my bank overdraft and eventually closed because they kept charging my bank when they were not giving me any class. & figured since they weren't returning my calls or emails. I wouldn't have to pay anything else considering I was paying monthly but the bills kept coming. I did not receive the "Hands On" I applied for or the minimum respect I deserve. Till this day they do not answer my calls and I had to take it up with Great Lake loans because they failed to fulfill there part of our contract . I definitely do NOT recommend this school. read more

Update: I just got my RN license 7/22/19. No thanks to Carrington College! It's been 4 years now, spent 2 years re-doing prereqs because the ones at Carrington we're not honored at community colleges or state universities. Enrolled into a 2 year RN program at a community college and graduated 5/17/19. Total cost of tuition for pre-req and RN program: less than $10K for an ADN. I got accepted for a BSN program at a state university with a full scholarship. Cost to me: ZERO!! Quote from Carrington College for LVN to RN with bridge program: $105K for an ADN!! I would like to include, you can get a job with your ADN but hospitals prefer you to get your BSN eventually. ..and if you did your ADN here, most likely you can't get in anywhere but into another pro-profit school like University of Phoenix. The BSN program is $30k. Add that to your RN education and see if that's a debt you will get out soon. If you still think this is a phenomenal school, go for it. read more

I never attended your school, yet I keep getting a bill for $254. LET ME REPEAT, I NEVER ATTENDED YOUR SCHOOL. I also returned all materials that had been sent to me, shrink wrapped and untouched, in the box they came in within the time frame given to me with the return shipping label YOU SENT ME. This school wants to rip students off. Do not go here. read more

It has been a month since I passed my NHA Billing and Coding exam and I have contacted the school several times via phone and email. There is still no response to my request. NHA informed me that Carrington College is supposed to be the one that will provide my certificate. In two days, I will be contacting the Board of Education and file a formal complaint. I have records of the all the times that I have tried to contact them and still none has contacted me back. read more